Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1996
Chateau Haut-Brion · Bordeaux · Pessac-Leognan
LWIN: 1011247
Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1996 sold at auction 164 times in the last five years, at a median of $484 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $444 and $548. The most recent sale was on October 12, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $469, across 88 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$484
164 sales · $444–548 middle half
Lowest retail now
$469
88 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 12
2026
Critic scores
95
Wine Advocate
92
Vinous
93
Wine Spectator
91
James Suckling
Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1996 (7)
$409per 750ml incl. premium13% below retail
iDealwine Online Auction 2026-10
1996 · Lot · Qty 2
$469per 750ml incl. premium
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1996 · Lot 119 · Qty 2
$417per 750ml incl. premium11% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1996 · Lot 1615 · Qty 6
$475per 750ml incl. premium
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1996 · Lot 351
$420per 750ml incl. premium10% below retail
Fine & Rare Wine Signature® Auction - Beverly Hills
1996 · Lot 8 · Qty 12
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pessac-Leognan
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
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- Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Leognanavg $116 · 290 sales
- Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Leognanavg $369 · 242 sales
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About Chateau Haut-Brion
Haut-Brion, the Domaine Clarence Dillon first growth in Pessac, farms 51 ha of quartz-pebble gravel over clay and limestone: about 48 ha of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and a little Petit Verdot, plus roughly 3 ha of Sémillon and Sauvignon. The red grand vin spends 18–20 months in barrel, the share of new oak set each vintage; the estate calls it elegant, very mineral and long. Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, the second red, follows the same elegant line. Haut-Brion Blanc, a rare Sémillon-Sauvignon white, is aromatically rich, while La Clarté draws white fruit from both Haut-Brion and La Mission.
- Appellation
- Pessac-Léognan
- Classification
- Premier Grand Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Domaine Clarence Dillon
- Vineyards
- 51 ha (48 ha red, ~3 ha white) on quartz gravel
- Grapes
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot; Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
- Wines
- Château Haut-Brion (rouge and blanc); Le Clarence de Haut-Brion; La Clarté de Haut-Brion
- Style
- Elegant, mineral, complex red aged 18–20 months in barrel
- Website
- https://www.haut-brion.com
Sources: haut-brion.com, Wikipedia